Meet Our Board

Matt Wright, President

Matthew Wright is currently the Senior Director of Fitness at Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness based out of Glastonbury, CT. With 10+ years of experience in the Health and Fitness industry, he has held a variety of roles including: Personal Trainer, Personal Training Director, General Manager, and Business Consultant.

Matthew earned his M.S. in Kinesiology with a concentration in Sport & Exercise Psychology and a Minor in Leadership & Management from Temple University and a B.S. in Kinesiology with a concentration in Movement Science from Penn State University. Before moving to New England in 2013, Matt was also an adjunct professor at Rowan University in New Jersey teaching: Anatomy, Physiology and Kinesiology.

Beth Gillespie, Treasurer

Joe Colotti

Joe Colotti has been in the Fitness and Performance industry since 2004. Joe joined the NEHRSA Board of Directors in 2014 and served as the Vice President in 2015. While working with the Executive, Joe became the Genavix Fitness Master with the Genavix Wellness Network, designing turn-key fitness and wellness programs to help reduce members modifiable risk factors, increase fitness and nutrition services for the club and establish preventable care programs to meet the demand of the evolving healthcare and fitness industries.No matter who Joe is training or educating, he is able to provide insight to help you understand the right training progression and programming for your ability and personal goals. Favorite quote: “Control the controllable’s.” – Joe Maddon

Angela Morton

Angela is currently the Administrative and Operations Manager at Commonwealth Sports Club in Boston MA. She moved back to Boston after receiving her Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies at James Madison University. Angela began working at Commonwealth Sports Club in 2010 as a front desk associate and the rest as they say, is history. With her position now, Angela has the opportunity to be involved in each aspect of the business, from sales and marketing to program development and implementation. Having started at the front desk, her focus though has always been on the member experience. From the minute they walk in the door to even after they leave, she wants every person to feel as though they are part of CSC’s community.

Matt Hussey

Matt Hussey has been in the fitness industry for over 32 years. In 1999, Matt went back to The Works Family Health & Fitness Center full time as the Operations Manager. Over the years he has taken on the Food & Beverage & Pro Shop departments. He also oversees the mid level managers and runs the Service Desk. His current title has changed to the Member Services Manager where Matt has added the Environmental Services department to his responsibilities. Matt is an avid racquetball player and former State Champion. He joined the NEHRSA Board of Directors in 2015 and has a BS degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Business Management & Physical Education from Plymouth State College.

Zack Whitcomb

Zack is the General Manager at Orchard Hills Athletic Club in Lancaster, MA. Zack joined the Orchard Hills team in 2007 in kids programs, since then he has worked in every department in the facility. This experience has taught him how to best lead the team at Orchard Hills and provide an experience the members deserve.

Jason O'Tash

Jason O’Tash joined Healthtrax in 2007 where he exceeded expectations and proactively assumed added responsibilities to fill needs as they occurred. Jason is currently the General Manager of the Healthtrax facility in Newington, CT and has held this position since June of 2014. Jason graduated from the IHRSA Institute at the University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill having received executive level education specifically geared to the fitness industry and was named one of IHRSA’s 2017 Rising Stars.

Jason earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Applied Exercise Science from Springfield College and he authored an article, “Tough Skin” which was published in March 2011 NEHRSA e-news.

Mike Anderson

Mike Anderson has a B.S. in Exercise Science from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and has been working in the fitness industry for over 20 years. After two years of working in club operations at Le Pli Health Club & Spa in Cambridge, Mike decided to pursue personal training as a full time career and spent the next six years training people of all shapes, sizes and ages. His fitness class clients ranged from pre-teens with cancer to athletes to people in their 80s. It was during this time that Mike began experimenting with the sport of triathlon, competing in his first sprint triathlon in the mid 90s. He has since completed over a dozen distance triathlons, including 3 Ironman triathlons.